2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Houston	16	–	2	.889	33	–	4	.892
No. 22 Cincinnati †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
UCF	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Memphis	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Wichita State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	15	.595
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
South Florida	8	–	10	.444	24	–	14	.632
UConn	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
SMU	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
East Carolina	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323
Tulane	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129

† 2019 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team will represent Wichita State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will play their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and will be led by 12th-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The season will mark the Shockers' second season as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2017–18 season 25–8, 14–4 in AAC play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the AAC Tournament, they defeated Temple in the quarterfinals^[1] before losing to Houston in the semifinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight season.^[3]^[4] As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they were upset in the First Round by Marshall.^[5]^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rashard Kelly	0	F	6'7"	227	Senior	Fredericksburg, VA	Graduated
Zach Brown	1	F	6'6"	216	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
C. J. Keyser	3	G	6'3"	194	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to North Carolina Central
Kaelen Malone	10	G	6'0"	168	RS Junior	McKinney, TX	Graduate transferred to Newman
Landry Shamet	11	G	6'4"	180	RS Sophomore	Kansas City, MO	Declared for 2018 NBA draft; selected 26th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers^[7]
Austin Reaves	12	G	6'5"	175	Sophomore	Newark, AR	Transferred to Oklahoma^[8]
Rauno Nurger	20	C	6'10"	231	Senior	Keila, Estonia	Graduated
Darral Willis Jr.	21	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Madison, WI	Graduated
Shaquille Morris	24	C	6'8"	280	RS Senior	Edmond, OK	Graduated
Brett Barney	25	F	6'9"	210	RS Sophomore	Wichita, KS	Walk-on; transferred to Omaha
Conner Frankamp	33	G	6'1"	172	RS Senior	Wichita, KS	Graduated

In addition to the departing players, two of the three assistants in the 2017–18 season left during the offseason. Kyle Lindsted left after three seasons on the Shockers' staff to take the same position at Minnesota under Richard Pitino.^[9] Donnie Jones left after one season to join the Dayton staff under Anthony Grant, who had been his colleague from 1996 to 2006 as part of Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.^[10]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Morris Udeze C	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 27, 2017
Morris Udeze C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Erik Stevenson SG	Lacey, WA	Timberline High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 20, 2017
Erik Stevenson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Chance Moore SG	Louisville, KY	Fern Creek High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Chance Moore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Isaiah Chandler C	Wichita, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 28, 2017
Isaiah Chandler C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Jaime Echenique C	Athens, TX	Trinity Valley Community College	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 5, 2017
Jaime Echenique C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Dexter Dennis SG	Baker, LA	Believe Prep Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 19, 2018
Dexter Dennis SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jamarius Burton SG	Charlotte, NC	Independence High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 21, 2018
Jamarius Burton SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

Incoming transfers

Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Teddy Allen	23	G/F	6'5	225	Freshman	Mesa, AZ	Transferred from West Virginia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.^[11]^[12] The school is seeking a waiver from the NCAA to have Allen declared eligible immediately.^[13]
Eli Farrakhan	11	G	5'11	165	Junior	Melbourne, FL	Transferred from Central Georgia Tech. Farrakhan will join the team immediately as a Walk On.

Roster

2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dexter Dennis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Believe Prep Academy	Baker, Louisiana
F	1	Markis McDuffie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony HS	Paterson, New Jersey
G	2	Jamarius Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Independence High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Ricky Torres	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Missouri State-West Plains JC	Pinellas Park, FL
G	4	Samajae Haynes-Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Hutchinson CC	Wichita, Kansas
F	5	Rod Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS Fr	Cordova HS	Cordova, Tennessee
G	10	Erik Stevenson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Timberline High School	Lacey, Washington
F/C	12	Morris Udeze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Montverde, Florida
G	14	Jacob Herrs (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	Andover HS	Wichita, Kansas
G	15	Brycen Bush (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Eisenhower High School	Wichita, Kansas
F/C	21	Jaime Echenique	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Trinity Valley CC	Barranquilla, Colombia
F	22	Chance Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Fern Creek High School	Louisville, Kentucky
G	23	Teddy Allen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	West Virginia	Mesa, Arizona
G	32	Tate Busse (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Francis HS	St. Francis, Kansas
C	33	Asbjørn Midtgaard	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	So	Espergarte Gymnasium	Helsingør, Denmark
F/C	44	Isaiah Chandler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Wichita, Kansas

Head coach

Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Brown (ULM)
Tyson Waterman (Winthrop)
Lou Gudino (Incarnate Word)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 25, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView	Catawba	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView	Louisiana Tech	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Nov 9, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Providence Veterans Classic	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Davidson Charleston Classic quarterfinals	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 16, 2018* 3:30 pm/5:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Appalachian State or Purdue Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2018* TBD	vs. TBD Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView	Rice	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Baylor	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPNU	vs. Oklahoma Oklahoma City Showcase	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView	Jacksonville State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 15, 2018* 4:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Southern Miss Intrust Bank Arena Showcase	Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView	Oral Roberts	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 22, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	at VCU	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
AAC regular season
Jan 3, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN	at Memphis	FedExForum Memphis, TN
Jan 9, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNews	Temple	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Jan 16, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN	UCF	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, CBS	Cincinnati	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Jan 30, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	SMU	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Tulsa	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Tulane	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 17, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Memphis	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Connecticut	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN	at SMU	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Mar 5, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	East Carolina	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Mar 9, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
AAC Tournament
March 14–17, 2019 TBD	vs. TBD	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[14]

References

^ "Temple put back on its heels in AAC tourney ouster". NBC Sports Philadelphia. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ Murschel, Matt. "AAC Tournament: Rob Gray sparks Houston to win over Wichita State". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ "Who, when, and where Wichita State will play in 2018 NCAA Tournament". kansas. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ Pflugradt, Evan. "NCAA Tournament: Shockers seeded No. 4 in East region – The Sunflower". thesunflower.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ Zucker, Joseph. "Wichita State Loses to Marshall in Stunning NCAA Tournament 1st-Round Upset". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ "NCAA tournament 2018: Marshall makes program history with upset of Wichita State". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ http://www.nba.com/draft/2018/prospects/landry_shamet#/
^ "Wichita State transfer Austin Reaves commits to Sooners". newsok. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
^ "Gophers hire Kyle Lindsted as assistant from Wichita State". USA Today. Associated Press. May 11, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ Eldridge, Taylor (July 9, 2018). "Wichita State assistant leaving program for similar position at Dayton". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ "Wichita State completes 2018-19 roster with transfer known as "Teddy Buckets"". kansas. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ "WV MetroNews – Teddy Allen tweets he's transferring to Wichita State". wvmetronews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ ""Wichita State will appeal to …" - @KWCHWill, Will Kunkel's Tweet". www.trendsmap.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ "What we know about Wichita State basketball's schedule for next season". kansas. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[1] "Temple put back on its heels in AAC tourney ouster". NBC Sports Philadelphia. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[2] Murschel, Matt. "AAC Tournament: Rob Gray sparks Houston to win over Wichita State". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[3] "Who, when, and where Wichita State will play in 2018 NCAA Tournament". kansas. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[4] Pflugradt, Evan. "NCAA Tournament: Shockers seeded No. 4 in East region – The Sunflower". thesunflower.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[5] Zucker, Joseph. "Wichita State Loses to Marshall in Stunning NCAA Tournament 1st-Round Upset". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[6] "NCAA tournament 2018: Marshall makes program history with upset of Wichita State". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[7] ttp://www.nba.com/draft/2018/prospects/landry_shamet#/

[8] "Wichita State transfer Austin Reaves commits to Sooners". newsok. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

[9] "Gophers hire Kyle Lindsted as assistant from Wichita State". USA Today. Associated Press. May 11, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[10] Eldridge, Taylor (July 9, 2018). "Wichita State assistant leaving program for similar position at Dayton". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[11] "Wichita State completes 2018-19 roster with transfer known as "Teddy Buckets"". kansas. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[12] "WV MetroNews – Teddy Allen tweets he's transferring to Wichita State". wvmetronews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[13] ""Wichita State will appeal to …" - @KWCHWill, Will Kunkel's Tweet". www.trendsmap.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

[14] "What we know about Wichita State basketball's schedule for next season". kansas. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

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